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Annexins
The annexins are a family of proteins first described in 1990. All of the annexin proteins share the property of binding calcium and phospholipids. The antiphospholipid antibody syndrome is due to a deficiency of annexin V. Annexin V…
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Show more- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 5 ALS5. A form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) inherited in an autosomal recessive manner due to…
- Cuts Severed skin. Washing a cut or scrape with soap and water and keeping it clean and dry is all that is…
- FDA The Food and Drug Administration, an agency within the U.S. Public Health Service, which is a part of the…
- Crohn ileitis Inflammation of the ileum (the farthest segment of the small intestine) due to Crohn disease. Crohn disease…
- Rod Beals See: Beals, Rodney K.
- Plumbism Another name for lead poisoning.
- Alpha blocker A drug that blocks receptors in arteries and smooth muscle. This action relaxes the blood vessels and leads…
- Skin calipers A simple method for determining the lean body mass. This method involves measuring the skinfold thickness of…
- Ileoscopy Use of a flexible instrument (a 'scope') to examine the ileum which is the lowest part of the small…
- Sideropenic dysphagia See: Plummer-Vinson syndrome
- FUO (Fever of Unknown Origin) Nothing more nor less than a "boil" with a fancy name. A boil is a collection of pus. Antibiotics are often…
- LDH Lactate dehydrogenase